Homeless in Vancouver: Pretty in pink?

Joe the panhandler is seen here straight from the sidewalks of West Broadway modelling his particular brand of street chic.

This timeless look, once known by the now-deprecated term “street Arab”, is currently referred to as the “crescent roll”.

His cartoon nasal voice can be heard imploring people in the South Granville area and, I’m told, in parts unknown in the Kitsilano neighbourhood.